This is a photo of a little “Golden Ghost” that I caught in one of our local OC waterways. Carp can be one of the most challenging fish to catch on a fly. Which is how they earned the title “The Poor man’s Bone Fish”. It can be one of the most frustrating things when a school of Carp is less than 20 feet away from you and won’t take a single fly in your fly box. But, on the other hand hooking up on a 10 plus pound Carp is like pure adrenaline flowing through your body, expecially when they take into your backing. So, the next time you hear the term “Trash Fish” being thrown around, take the time to educate that purist on the ways of Roughfishing!!!
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NICE MAN I CAN’T EVER GET CARP TO BITE ON THE FLY.
Thanks Erik. Read our Carp posts, there might be some info in there that can help you. Or email me with specifics, and I can try to help!